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Finding traces of the Wall with a smartphone app

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Where exactly was the Berlin Wall? There are only a few traces
of the Wall still left; a free smartphone app can help you find
them.

Working with the Zentrum für Zeithistorische Forschung, a
research institute focused on contemporary history, and the
national radio network Deutschlandradio, the Bundeszentrale
für politische Bildung (Federal Center for Political
Education) marked the 50th anniversary of the construction of
the Berlin Wall with a routing program that helps Berliners and
tourists alike explore the last remaining traces of the border
installations that once surrounded West Berlin.

The heart of the app is three guided tours along remaining
fragments of the Wall, memorials, and places where the history
of Germany’s division was written. This journey of discovery
is aided by an interactive map that leads people unfamiliar
with the area to 42 different geocoded sights chosen especially
for the app. All of the locations can be reached on foot or by
public transportation. Apart from the guided tours, users can
plan their own routes or use the “discovery mode” to find
out whether there are any historical sites nearby.

The app is available in German and English and can be
downloaded free of charge.